icequeen: introduction

[icequeen]

I have posted on this forum before (many years ago) but never posted any introduction. I am an old PP member who has been sick for fifteen years without much improvement. I  have tried  to reinstate a low dose a couple of times but it only made things worse. There is no point listing my symptoms because I have never read about  one that I haven't had.  Due to emergency surgeries last winter I now find myself back in year one and worse in some respects. 

 

My psych drug history:  Paroxetine  in 2001, then switched to sertraline until they caused akathisia that came on rapidly within a few days in 2003. I did a fast taper, about four months and have been sick ever since. 

[eymen23]

Hi Icequeen,

 

I’m sorry to hear about the long term suffering these drugs have caused. What doses of each drug were you on, out of curiosity? 

 

Were the emergency surgeries due to withdrawal effects? Or potentially unrelated health issues that have then led to surgery and a flare up of old symptoms. 

 

Hope you find some stability and relief.

[ChessieCat]

Hi icequeen and welcome to SA, finally,

 

We have other members here from "prior place".  I won't post links because you seem to know your way around the site, but do you have any specific questions.  If yes, please feel free to ask them here in your topic.

 

Have you seen this topic?  are-we-there-yet-how-long-is-withdrawal-going-to-take

 

Please create your drug signature using the following format.   Keep it simple.  NO diagnoses or symptoms please - thank you.

• details for last 2 years - dates, ALL drugs, doses
• summary for older than 2 years - just years and drug/s

Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature

 

 

This is your own introductions topic where your can ask questions about your own situation and journal your progress.

[Carmie]

Hi ice queen, 

 

Welcome to SA from me too. I’m sorry for what you’ve been through and that you’re suffering so long after quitting these meds. It’s terrible what these meds do to our brain. We all eventually heal in the end though, our brains have a remarkable way of recovering despite all of this.

 

Please write in your signature the amount of the meds you were on and the dates, also when you came off them. Thank you.

 

I’m sorry the stress of the surgeries made the symptoms worse. Have you recovered well from the surgeries?

 

Take care, sending hugs🤗

 

[icequeen]

I have a late coming symptom that I wonder if anyone else has. It is a very painful stinging sensation like being attacked by a swarm of bees or something or like someone is sticking needles in through my skin all over. It causes pain so intense that I have to bite my tongue so I don't scream in agony. Has anyone hears of this as a late withdrawal symptom or is it something else? Pain killers don't help.

[ChessieCat]

paresthesia-pins-needles-numbness-tingling-burning-sensations-aka-neuropathy

 

burning-skin-burning-feet

 

[jonnypeters1234567]

Hi ice queen I hope your symptons are easing.

 

did you have akathisia that seemed to move round your body?

 

with intense vibrations in your chest that builds and then moves to your arms. Arms feel really weak and spasm like a fit? This happens almost nightly for me

 

did this get better for you?

[Carmie]

Hi Icequeen, 

 

I’m sorry you’ve been in such pain, how are you doing now?

 

Sending hugs🤗

[Leo1983]

Hi Icequeen.

 

Are your issues physical you still suffer?

[ChessieCat]

Please create your drug signature.  This will appear at the bottom of every post and gives your posts context because we can see your drug history.  Thank you.

 

Instructions:  Withdrawal History Signature

[ChessieCat]

On 1/11/2019 at 12:52 AM, icequeen said:

My psych drug history:  Paroxetine  in 2001, then switched to sertraline until they caused akathisia that came on rapidly within a few days in 2003. I did a fast taper, about four months and have been sick ever since. 

 

And a bit more information about icequeen:

 

2 hours ago, icequeen said:

Not a window but slightly less intense symptoms. I have had three almost symptom free windows lastning about ten minutes but they happened many years ago before all the complicatios such as pneumonias,  ileus requiring two surgeries, elektrolyte disturbacies etc. Well, still keeping up hope though despite all the setbacks and I hope you do too.